Berlin, Germany
Aufbau der Republik
One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.
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Berlin, Germany
Denkzeichen Georg Elser
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Berlin, Germany
Führerbunker Parking Lot
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
German Resistance Memorial Center
The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
The Bendlerblock
After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.
Berlin, Germany
Pressecafé Mural
A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.
Berlin, Germany
Haus des Lehrers
A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.
Berlin, Germany
Soviet Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal)
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Berlin, Germany
‘Trains to Life – Trains to Death’
A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
The Golden Rift
A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.
Berlin, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
The Clock of Flowing Time
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Berlin, Germany
Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)
The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
Berlin, Germany
The Pink Tube
An intersection between architecture, industrial construction, machine, and scientific instrument.
Berlin, Germany
Feuermelder
A historic fire call point.
Berlin, Germany
'Stand By Me' Tree
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
Berlin, Germany
Carillon Berlin-Tiergarten
One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.
Berlin, Germany
The Parliament of Trees
A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.
Berlin, Germany
Stadtbahn Viaduct World War II Damage
Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.
Berlin, Germany
Burgermeister
Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
